Name: Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky livestock auction prices — 2022-01-25
Creator: RaisedBeef
Published: 2022-01-25

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last Tuesday feeder steers and heifers sold mostly steady with good demand; few 400-500 lb weaned steer packages sharply higher with very good demand. Slaughter cows and slaughter bulls sold 2.00 higher with good demand.

Weight class

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

Weighted average of every reported lot

0–100 lb steers averaged $152.97/cwt on 571 head.

Average price

$152.97

571 head · 747 lb average

Value per head Derived

$1,143

Price × average weight ÷ 100

Grade differential Derived

$236

per head · Medium and Large 1-2 over Medium and Large 2-3

$29.22/cwt at this weight

vs the market

−5.43

vs KY average

What quality paid 0–100 lb

Frame and muscle grade

Frame / muscle	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Medium and Large 1-2	747	153.19	1,144	565
Large 1-2	760	136.75	1,039	4thin
Medium and Large 2-3	733	123.97	909	2thin

One grade step is worth $29.22/cwt here — about $236 a head. Across this sale the premium is widest at 0–100 lb. USDA reports each grade on its own line and never publishes the spread.

How it compared 0–100 lb

Same class and week · spot auction only

This sale571 hd

152.97

—

KY average24 barns · 5,728 hd

158.40

−5.43

A barn can sit above the state average at one weight and below it at another — check the class you actually sell.

Slaughter cattle

By class and quality grade · $/cwt

Cull cows and bulls are graded, not weight-classed — grade is what moves the money here.

Class	Grade	Dressing	Avg wt	$/cwt	$/head	Head
Bulls	—	High	1,991	107.87	2,148	5thin
Cows	Boner 80-85%	Average	1,395	71.74	1,000	18
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	Average	1,494	70.53	1,053	8thin
Cows	Lean 85-90%	High	1,149	64.99	747	7thin

Every lot, as filed

75 lots · USDA AMS · Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Nothing removed and nothing rounded — the same lots as the USDA report, with per-head values added.

Class	Grade / description	Weight	Avg wt	Price	Range	Per head	Head
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	509	146.19/cwt	142.00–148.00	744	10
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	424	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	612	135.26/cwt	131.00–139.00	828	15
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	612	144.00/cwt	143.00–145.00	881	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	866	140.07/cwt	133.00–142.00	1,213	13
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	842	133.24/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,122	8
Heifers	Large 1-2	—	515	129.44/cwt	123.00–133.00	667	5
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fleshy	—	887	137.00/cwt	137.00–137.00	1,215	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	917	149.90/cwt	149.90–149.90	1,375	60
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	425	180.00/cwt	180.00–180.00	765	1
Steers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	733	123.97/cwt	121.00–127.00	909	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	761	133.51/cwt	133.00–135.00	1,016	4
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	709	133.37/cwt	127.50–137.00	946	26
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	181.00/cwt	181.00–181.00	815	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	380	177.31/cwt	172.50–182.00	674	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	188.50/cwt	188.50–188.50	807	6
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	531	175.14/cwt	167.00–186.00	930	18
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	587	166.36/cwt	164.25–183.00	977	44
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	584	160.44/cwt	159.00–161.00	937	7
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	345	179.00/cwt	179.00–179.00	618	1
Steers	Large 1-2	—	1,065	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	1,225	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	721	151.25/cwt	148.00–151.50	1,091	85
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	370	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	722	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	195.00/cwt	195.00–195.00	653	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	705	139.00/cwt	139.00–139.00	980	2
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	611	161.60/cwt	147.00–166.50	987	38
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	676	147.58/cwt	147.50–148.00	998	18
Steers	Large 1-2	—	658	144.00/cwt	144.00–144.00	948	3
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	470	193.25/cwt	184.00–196.00	908	9
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	781	148.77/cwt	145.00–152.00	1,162	142
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	978	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	1,242	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	767	116.03/cwt	114.00–118.00	890	4
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	725	122.00/cwt	122.00–122.00	885	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	335	200.00/cwt	200.00–200.00	670	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	650	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	852	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	637	134.75/cwt	131.00–139.00	858	13
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	577	151.97/cwt	141.00–155.00	877	11
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,408	65.26/cwt	63.00–68.00	919	4
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,260	68.15/cwt	64.00–69.00	859	6
Cows	Boner 80-85%	—	1,462	73.53/cwt	71.00–76.00	1,075	12
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,166	67.78/cwt	62.00–70.00	790	5
Cows	Lean 85-90%	—	1,108	58.00/cwt	58.00–58.00	643	2
Cows	Breaker 75-80%	—	1,579	75.79/cwt	73.00–79.00	1,197	4
Bulls	—	—	2,006	111.09/cwt	104.00–114.00	2,228	4
Bulls	—	—	1,930	95.00/cwt	95.00–95.00	1,834	1
Stock Cows	Medium and Large 1-2	—	1,180	83.00/cwt	83.00–83.00	979	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	265	157.50/cwt	157.50–157.50	417	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	579	129.96/cwt	129.00–134.00	752	6
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	528	132.98/cwt	132.00–134.00	702	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	655	124.00/cwt	124.00–124.00	812	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	360	166.33/cwt	165.00–167.00	599	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	855	113.00/cwt	113.00–113.00	966	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	925	86.00/cwt	86.00–86.00	796	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	513	135.02/cwt	134.00–136.00	693	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	523	157.00/cwt	157.00–157.00	821	3
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	603	127.49/cwt	124.00–131.00	769	2
Bulls	Medium and Large 1-2	—	305	165.00/cwt	165.00–165.00	503	1
Bulls	Medium and Large 2-3	—	365	132.50/cwt	132.50–132.50	484	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	428	149.74/cwt	146.00–154.00	641	12
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Guaranteed Open	—	800	115.00/cwt	115.00–115.00	920	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	450	130.00/cwt	130.00–130.00	585	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	587	131.33/cwt	131.00–132.00	771	3
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	405	131.00/cwt	131.00–131.00	531	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	413	121.94/cwt	120.00–124.00	504	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	792	110.00/cwt	110.00–110.00	871	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	600	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	720	2
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	476	147.48/cwt	147.00–148.00	702	6
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	769	137.78/cwt	133.00–138.60	1,060	215
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	673	137.94/cwt	129.00–139.00	928	103
Heifers	Medium and Large 2-3	—	520	120.00/cwt	120.00–120.00	624	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	830	108.00/cwt	108.00–108.00	896	1
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2	—	670	127.00/cwt	127.00–127.00	851	1
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	866	149.95/cwt	149.95–149.95	1,299	66
Steers	Medium and Large 1-2Fancy	—	823	146.00/cwt	146.00–146.00	1,202	21
Heifers	Medium and Large 1-2Value Added	—	558	146.92/cwt	141.00–148.50	820	45

How this sale compares

Kentucky weighted averages

One sale is one barn on one day. The state ladder is every Kentucky auction USDA reported that week, weighted by head — the fairer test of whether a lot sold well.

Kentucky feeder prices, every weight →Every state and region →

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Tue Jan 25, 2022

USDA Livestock, Poultry & Grain Market News · Federal-State Market News Service, Frankfort, KY (LS-LG)

Feeder CattleReceipts 1,160Last week 630Year ago 356

Slaughter CattleReceipts 38Last week 36Year ago 15

Replacement CattleReceipts 1Last week 1Year ago 0

Feeder Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
10	—	509	142.00–148.00	146.19
15	—	612	131.00–139.00	135.26
26	—	709	127.50–137.00	133.37
12	—	428	146.00–154.00	149.74
6	—	476	147.00–148.00	147.48
215	—	769	133.00–138.60	137.78
103	—	673	129.00–139.00	137.94
45	—	558	141.00–148.50	146.92
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	305	139.00	139.00
2	—	925	86.00	86.00
2	—	513	134.00–136.00	135.02
1	—	450	130.00	130.00
3	—	587	131.00–132.00	131.33
1	—	405	131.00	131.00
1	—	830	108.00	108.00
1	—	670	127.00	127.00
Heifers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	515	123.00–133.00	129.44
Heifers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Guaranteed Open$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	800	115.00	115.00
Heifers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	413	120.00–124.00	121.94
2	—	792	110.00	110.00
2	—	600	120.00	120.00
1	—	520	120.00	120.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	612	143.00–145.00	144.00
13	—	866	133.00–142.00	140.07
8	—	842	133.00–135.00	133.24
1	—	425	180.00	180.00
4	—	761	133.00–135.00	133.51
2	—	450	181.00	181.00
2	—	380	172.50–182.00	177.31
7	—	584	159.00–161.00	160.44
1	—	345	179.00	179.00
2	—	705	139.00	139.00
4	—	978	127.00	127.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fleshy$ per cwt · actual wt
7	—	887	137.00	137.00
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Fancy$ per cwt · actual wt
60	—	917	149.90	149.90
66	—	866	149.95	149.95
21	—	823	146.00	146.00
Steers — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	733	121.00–127.00	123.97
Steers — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	428	188.50	188.50
18	—	531	167.00–186.00	175.14
44	—	587	164.25–183.00	166.36
85	—	721	148.00–151.50	151.25
1	—	370	195.00	195.00
1	—	335	195.00	195.00
38	—	611	147.00–166.50	161.60
18	—	676	147.50–148.00	147.58
9	—	470	184.00–196.00	193.25
142	—	781	145.00–152.00	148.77
Steers — Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	1,065	115.00	115.00
3	—	658	144.00	144.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	767	114.00–118.00	116.03
1	—	725	122.00	122.00
11	—	577	141.00–155.00	151.97
1	—	655	124.00	124.00
3	—	360	165.00–167.00	166.33
1	—	855	113.00	113.00
3	—	523	157.00	157.00
2	—	603	124.00–131.00	127.49
1	—	305	165.00	165.00
Bulls — Medium and Large 1-2 · Value Added$ per cwt · actual wt
2	—	335	200.00	200.00
1	—	650	131.00	131.00
13	—	637	131.00–139.00	134.75
Bulls — Medium and Large 2-3$ per cwt · actual wt
1	—	265	157.50	157.50
6	—	579	129.00–134.00	129.96
2	—	528	132.00–134.00	132.98
1	—	365	132.50	132.50

Slaughter Cattle

As reported

Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Cows — Breaker 75-80%$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	1,408	63.00–68.00	65.26
4	—	1,579	73.00–79.00	75.79
Cows — Boner 80-85%$ per cwt · actual wt
6	—	1,260	64.00–69.00	68.15
12	—	1,462	71.00–76.00	73.53
Cows — Lean 85-90%$ per cwt · actual wt
5	—	1,166	62.00–70.00	67.78
2	—	1,108	58.00	58.00
Bulls$ per cwt · actual wt
4	—	2,006	104.00–114.00	111.09
1	—	1,930	95.00	95.00

Replacement Cattle

As reported

Age	Stage	Head	Wt range	Avg wt	Price range	Avg price
Stock Cows — Medium and Large 1-2$ per cwt · actual wt
Young/Middle Aged (2-8 yrs)	Open	1	—	1,180	83.00	83.00

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Lexington Livestock Auction - Kentucky

Reporter comment USDA

Steers · summary 0–100 lb

What quality paid 0–100 lb

How it compared 0–100 lb

Slaughter cattle

Every lot, as filed

How this sale compares

Blue Grass Stockyards (Tuesday) - Lexington, KY

Feeder Cattle

Slaughter Cattle

Replacement Cattle